Drive/Cycling Exploring Northland, Napier Wairarapa, New Zealand | Time Out 2025
Work in Progress
Transport Minister Simeon Brown raises road incident risks
Sent today regarding changes to reverse community consulted speed limit reductions: From: Robin Capper Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2024 7:08 AM To: Simeon Brown <Simeon.Brown@parliament.govt.nz> Subject: Regarding speed limits and safety Dear Minister, I live in West Auckland and mostly commute to the
Adventure South | An Index of my Travels
Adventure South, and guide Bas, were fundamental in getting me out there again
Adventure South | The Old Ghost Road Trip 2024
Cycling The Old Ghost Road, Upper Buller Gorge, with Adventure South
Tern BYB P8 Bike in a box, the Tern Airporter Slim ready for the world
The BYB in my Tern BYB P8 folding bike mode name stands for 'Bring Your Bike'. The wonderful thing about a folding bike is taking it, anywhere. When I saw the Tern Airporter Slim case, on their site, the idea of an easily flyable bike really appealed. It
Missing the link? Hobsonville Rd Proposed Cycleway and SH16 Cycle Path
AT are currently seeking consultation on a roadside cycleway link between Westgate and Hobsonville Point. From there it will link into the existing Upper Harbour path/cycleway to connect to the North Shore. It will run along the existing Hobsonville Rd with provision for bikes added to the road intersections
The Big Bike Film Night Matinee ride
Back in early May I, guiltily, DROVE to The Big Bike Film Night in Avondale. It was due the grim evening weather; sporadic torrential rain and the thought of sitting in damp clothes for a few hours didn't really appeal. The Hollywood is a great venue, and it
Modern 'cars' aren't safer for those outside them
A mention in David Slack's (brilliant) More than Feilding Substack led me to an opinion piece by Auckland (National) List MP Paul Goldsmith opposing reducing speed limits 'because cars are safer' and he included the Auckland CBD in his argument. I wrote to him... Pedestrians are
Missing Greg at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 2023
I'm not there
Time Out Drive/Cycling Exploring New Zealand 2021 - 2022
Ten months exploring New Zealand
Cycling to look at the new electric and hybrid Italians
The Fiat 500e, but not yet the Abarth 500e, is just being launched in NZ. I got an email invite from Andrew Sims who had the 500e press preview car for test drives today (Sat Feb 11) & tomorrow prior to the Autumn public release. Decided not to waste their
Congratulations Adventure South, 30th Anniversary!
So true, I didn't write the script for this video, but could have because experienced it... Congratulations on thirty years Adventure South NZ, who I've travelled with since 2003.